Owawa Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Owawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 147 | 1:314,149 | 19,561 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owawa (14) may also be a first name.
Owawa Demographics
Owawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻭ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Owawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Owawa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owawa is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename in the world, held by 14 people.
The last name Owawa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya Owawa is most common in: Migori County, where 52 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 44 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Owawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Owawa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owajwa | 91 | 107 | / |
| Owahwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Owawah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ouwawa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owaswa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ohwahwa | 83 | 125 | / |
| Owaiswa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Howaewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owhahwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howaway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Awawa | 80 | 533 | / |
| Ewawa | 80 | 180 | / |
| Uwawa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Owawo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Owawe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owava | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ovawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohwhawha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwawah | 73 | 205 | / |
| Hawawa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Huwawa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Owoewa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Awawai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Awawah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Auwawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guwawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aswawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaiwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obawua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwawwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswawas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawawau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwahwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawawga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswaswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awawais | 67 | 1 | / |
Owawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owawa
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